Swifts
| 04/08/25 vs Springlake-Earth | 28 |
| 03/17/25 vs Claude | 24 |
| 03/08/25 vs Roby | 22 |
| 04/15/25 vs Crosbyton | 19 |
| 03/31/25 @ Crosbyton | 17 |
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Nazareth had no problem doing just that on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Borden County Coyotes a 14-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Swifts, who have now won 11 games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Zane Schulte was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Schulte was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged two or more in each of the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, Cameron Pohlmeier was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Rhett Ethridge, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.
Nazareth was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in 11 consecutive contests.
Nazareth has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.1 runs over those games. As for Borden County, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-11-1.
Looking ahead, Nazareth will challenge Booker on Thursday. Borden County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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